英语中考模拟试题

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rought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poems and sports. Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime. Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “ When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.” He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “ All study but no thinking makes people puzzled (困惑的 ). All thinking but no study makes people lazy.” Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “ A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said. （ ） 36. Why do people still remember Confucius? A. Because he lived a poor life in his childhood. B. Because he traveled with his students all over the world. C. Because he had wise thoughts and great views about education. D. Because he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. （ ） 37. How did Confucius learn music, history, poems and sports when he was young? A. By teaching himself at home. B. With the help of his mother. C. By visiting many famous teachers. D. By going to school. （ ） 38. What does the underlined word “ noble” mean in this passage? A. Wealthy. B. Clever. C. Poor. D. Cute. （ ） 39. How many students did Confucius have in his lifetime? A. About 3 million. B. About 30 million. C. About 30 thousand. D. About 30 hundred. （ ） 40. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? 1 5 A. All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. B. No one has something worthy to be learned. C. All thinking but no study makes people lazy. D. A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others. C Michelle, a famous lady, has found that more than 25% students are too fat in her country. It is a very serious problem. So she starts a health program to deal with it. The health program is to reduce the amount of fat students today and in the future. The program will get families, schools, newspapers, magazines and TVs to join together and deal with the students’ obesity so that students will be at a healthier weight. The program includes: Food stores should sell healthier foods. Schools should serve healthier meals with less fat and should also offer gym classes. The lady is trying to fight the students’ obesity all over the country because it can cause illnesses and higher health cost. She wants the students to eat right, exercise more and control their weight. She also wants the students to understand it is important to have less sweet food, and drink water, milk and fresh juices, but not to choose cokes. At the same time she has also set a good example by planting a vegetable garden. She hopes that the garden will encourage more people to plant one too. The health program is really helpful to the students today and in the future. As she says, we cannot always build the future for youth, but we can build our youth for the future. ( )41. In Michelle’s country over _____ of the students are too fat. A. a quarter B. a half C. 75% D. 15% ( )42. The underlined word “ obesity” in the second paragraph means _____ in Chinese. A. 厌食症 B. 肥胖症 C. 抑郁症 D. 强迫症 ( )43. What does the lady want the shops to do? A. To offer gym classes. B. To plant a vegetable garden. C. To serve meals with less fat. D. To sell healthier foods. ( )44. It’s a good way for fat students to have _____ every day. A. more vegetables。